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title: "humans& launched Boba , a text-based assistant for one-on-one and group chats."
description: "humans& announced Boba on October 22, 2026, a text-based assistant for one-to-one and group chats."
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published_at: "2026-10-22"
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what_changed: "Humans& launched Boba, a messaging assistant for individual and group chats, with the Ampersand model and social-goal capabilities."
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source_url: "https://boba.humansand.ai/blog"
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# humans& launched Boba , a text-based assistant for one-on-one and group chats.

## Retrieval answer

humans& announced Boba on October 22, 2026, a text-based assistant for one-to-one and group chats.

humans& announced Boba on October 22, 2026, a text-based assistant for one-to-one and group chats. Users can message Boba directly or add it to a group conversation. The company says it can create reminders and calendar invites, use email, and research the web.

The product is built around Ampersand, a model that humans& says was trained for long-running, multi-person goals using Reinforcement Learning from Simulated Feedback. The company describes group uses including trip planning, shared reminders, family logistics, and coordination around recurring events. It says Boba can decide when to speak in a group chat.

humans& reports that early users have sent more than one million messages. Its survey had 290 completed responses as of October 19, with 29% of surveyed users responding. Boba is available in several countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia. Logins and browser use are currently in alpha. The source does not establish independent performance, reliability, privacy safeguards, or the quality of Boba's interventions in social conflicts.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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